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Counterpoints

The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT SMR

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Get ready to keep track of more than just the score.

Counterpoints is a show for sports professionals, data junkies, and fans alike. Each episode engages premier sports analytics experts in a lively, sometimes controversial conversation about what drives performance both on and off the field. Counterpoints is cohosted by Ben Shields and Paul Michelman.

You can listen to Counterpoints in many places: right here on our site, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. Subscribe to our podcast on any of these platforms to get the latest episode every other Thursday.

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About the Hosts

Ben Shields is an MIT Sloan senior lecturer, faculty adviser to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, and coauthor of The Sports Strategist: Developing Leaders for a High-Performance Industry and The Elusive Fan: Reinventing Sports in a Crowded Marketplace. Paul Michelman is editor in chief of MIT Sloan Management Review.